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Jim Leyritz

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Full Name: James Joseph Leyritz Primary Position: C,1B,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190 First Game: June 8, 1990
Birthdate: December 27, 1963 Final Game: September 13, 2000
Birthplace: Lakewood, Ohio MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Jim Leyritz (James Joseph Leyritz) was born on December 27, 1963 in Lakewood, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on June 8, 1990 for the New York Yankees. In 1990, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 5 home runs and 25 RBI. Leyritz played for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Jim Leyritz's best season was 1997, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 64 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1990 NY A 92 303 28 78 5 25 .257 .331 .356 13 1 27 51 7 1 2 1 11
1991 NY A 32 77 8 14 0 4 .182 .300 .221 3 0 13 15 0 1 0 0 0
1992 NY A 63 144 17 37 7 26 .257 .341 .444 6 0 14 22 6 0 0 1 2
1993 NY A 95 259 43 80 14 53 .309 .410 .525 14 0 37 59 8 0 0 3 12
1994 NY A 75 249 47 66 17 58 .265 .365 .518 12 0 35 61 6 0 0 1 9
1995 NY A 77 264 37 71 7 37 .269 .374 .394 12 0 37 73 8 0 1 2 4
1996 NY A 88 265 23 70 7 40 .264 .355 .381 10 0 30 68 9 2 2 3 11
1997 TEX A 37 85 11 24 0 14 .282 .446 .329 4 0 23 22 3 1 1 0 2
1997 ANA A 84 294 47 81 11 50 .276 .357 .412 7 0 37 56 3 3 1 2 11
1997 TOT A 121 379 58 105 11 64 .277 .379 .393 11 0 60 78 6 4 2 2 13
1998 SD N 62 143 17 38 4 18 .266 .384 .420 10 0 21 40 7 0 0 0 2
1998 BOS A 52 129 17 37 8 24 .287 .385 .519 6 0 21 34 2 0 0 1 4
1998 Total 114 272 34 75 12 42 .276 .384 .467 16 0 42 74 9 0 0 1 6
1999 SD N 50 134 17 32 8 21 .239 .331 .455 5 0 15 37 4 0 0 1 4
1999 NY A 31 66 8 15 0 5 .227 .354 .318 4 1 13 17 0 0 0 1 3
1999 Total 81 200 25 47 8 26 .235 .339 .410 9 1 28 54 4 0 0 2 7
2000 NY A 24 55 2 12 1 4 .218 .317 .273 0 0 7 14 1 0 0 0 2
2000 LA N 41 60 3 12 1 8 .200 .294 .267 1 0 7 12 1 0 0 0 2
2000 Total 65 115 5 24 2 12 .209 .305 .270 1 0 14 26 2 0 0 0 4
Total NL 153 337 37 82 13 47 .243 .348 .407 16 0 43 89 12 0 0 1 8
Total AL 750 2190 288 585 77 340 .267 .364 .416 91 2 294 492 53 8 7 15 71
Total 903 2527 325 667 90 387 .264 .362 .415 107 2 337 581 65 8 7 16 79

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1990 NY A 3B 69 67 580 43 101 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1990 NY A LF 10 8 69 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1990 NY A OF 14 9 85.1 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1990 NY A RF 4 1 16.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 NY A C 11 10 74 55 4 1 0 0 4 2 3 0 .983
1991 NY A C 5 3 25.2 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1991 NY A 1B 3 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 NY A 3B 18 16 140.1 9 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1991 NY A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 NY A 3B 2 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 NY A DH 31 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 NY A RF 2 2 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 NY A 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 NY A C 18 13 121.2 89 12 1 1 0 2 15 10 0 .990
1992 NY A OF 2 2 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 NY A 1B 2 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 NY A OF 28 26 186 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 NY A C 12 3 37 31 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.000
1993 NY A RF 23 21 151 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 NY A LF 6 5 35 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 NY A 1B 29 24 217 260 13 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1993 NY A DH 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1994 NY A DH 25 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1994 NY A 1B 10 8 70 80 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 NY A C 37 33 303.2 202 10 0 1 0 6 16 5 0 1.000
1995 NY A 1B 18 16 134 131 6 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1995 NY A DH 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NY A C 46 42 390.1 286 18 2 2 0 5 43 10 0 .993
1996 NY A DH 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 NY A OF 3 2 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 NY A 3B 13 10 70 3 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .778
1996 NY A LF 3 2 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 NY A C 55 50 440 363 19 2 2 0 7 30 12 0 .995
1996 NY A 1B 5 0 12.1 16 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 NY A 2B 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 TEX A C 11 10 87 56 5 1 0 0 1 11 6 0 .984
1997 TEX A DH 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 TEX A 1B 9 5 53.2 60 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 ANA A C 58 55 489.2 361 40 0 4 0 9 37 30 0 1.000
1997 ANA A 1B 15 12 97.2 79 5 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1997 ANA A DH 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 TOT A DH 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 TOT A 1B 24 17 151.1 139 7 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1997 TOT A C 69 65 576.2 417 45 1 4 0 10 48 36 0 .998
1998 SD N SS 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 SD N 3B 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 SD N C 24 20 163.1 139 11 2 1 0 1 10 2 0 .987
1998 SD N LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 SD N 1B 20 17 139.2 134 8 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1998 SD N OF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 BOS A DH 39 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 BOS A 1B 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 BOS A C 1 1 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1998 Total C 25 21 171.1 149 11 2 1 0 1 12 2 0 .988
1998 Total 1B 21 17 142.2 137 8 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1999 SD N 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 SD N C 24 21 171.2 150 16 1 0 0 6 26 5 0 .994
1999 SD N 1B 19 14 129.1 116 7 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1999 NY A C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NY A DH 14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NY A 3B 1 1 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1999 NY A 1B 9 9 61 60 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1999 Total C 25 21 172.2 150 16 1 0 0 6 26 5 0 .994
1999 Total 1B 28 23 190.1 176 15 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1999 Total 3B 2 1 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
2000 NY A C 2 2 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
2000 NY A 1B 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 NY A DH 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 LA N OF 6 5 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 LA N RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 LA N LF 5 5 39 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 LA N 1B 8 2 31.1 27 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 LA N C 3 2 19 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
2000 Total 1B 9 2 34.1 29 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 Total C 5 4 35 23 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 105 96 815.1 61 137 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 .912
Total LF 25 20 161 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
Total SS 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 149 107 960 977 57 9 96 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total C 308 265 2348 1789 137 10 11 0 41 200 84 0 .995
Total OF 54 44 345.1 70 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
Total 2B 3 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total DH 196 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 30 24 184.1 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (August 24, 1985).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Anaheim Angels in exchange for 2 players to be named later (December 5, 1996); New York Yankees received Jeremy Blevins and Ryan Kane (December 9, 1996).
  • Traded by Anaheim Angels with a player to be named later to Texas Rangers in exchange for Ken Hill (July 29, 1997); Texas Rangers received Rob Sasser (October 31, 1997).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers with Damon Buford to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman and Aaron Sele (November 6, 1997).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox with Ethan Faggett to San Diego Padres in exchange for Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero and Dario Veras (June 20, 1998).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres to New York Yankees in exchange for Geraldo Padua (July 31, 1999).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jose Vizcaino and cash (June 20, 2000).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 2000).

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